Biologists said a lot of the nests are being eroded, and the hatchlings that would be able to make their way to the water are being pushed back by the waves.

"There's quite a bit of erosion. We did lose quite a few nests," biologist Kelly Martin said. "Right now we have about 2,200 active nests on our 7 1/2 mile survey area. We're losing anywhere from probably 4 to 5 percent due to erosion. It's not a huge number of nests, and this is something that we deal with every year."

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission does not recommend going to the beach specifically to search for or rescue stranded sea turtles. However, if you are on the beach and see a small sea turtle onshore that is obviously stranded and not attempting to move into the waves, please take it to a lifeguard or the Loggerhead Marinelife Center in Juno Beach.